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IMPOTENCE OF DEMOCRACY.
DEAN INGE'S CAUSTIC COMMENTS.
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Dean Inge took part in the debate, at the Cambridge Union, on February 23rd. on the proposition, suggested by himself, That democraty, as a form of Govern- mens-haa.no future."Some people, he declared, might say that every country in which the ultimate sovereignty belonged to the mass of the people was a demo- case of the French in 1832. The French people by n plebiscite placed" supreme power in Napoleon 111. by a majority of 7,200,000. He did not think one could call that democracy, He should call it
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High necks are no longer a prophecy;cracy. He could not agree. Take the they are a definito petuality intruding themselves on the public at every turn. The woman who has trade up her mind to defy Fashion and keep on wearing blouses and frocks equipped with the comfortable tow neck realises that she has set her-every crisis it was found necessary for self a dificult task each time she goes democracy to abdicate. No one could into a shop to purchase either of these say that we were living under a demo garments. It is in vain that she pleads cracy how with the attendant and tries to impress favour of the Cab net, and the Cabinet on her that she hasn't the slightest in- in favour of the Prime Minister. teation of buying anything with a high, (Laughter.) We were living under a choking collar; the attendant only shrugs democracy tempered by black-mail. her shoulders and continues to try on (Laughter.) He should say that anything frocks with collars reaching to the ears like a class-war was absolutely incom- that are the very latest fashion and inpatible with democratic government. which she assures Madame she looks ex Democracy, was absolutely powerless in quise."
If Madume's will-power is the face of anti-social conspirators. strong enough to last out the strain, she could not dend with them. What kind of succeeds eventually in inducing the at Government bar the democracy produced tendant to produce from some hidden in practice. In the first place, high- recess a law-necked frock that is consid-minded and self-respecting men would ered so old fasbined that it is sold to not consent to be mero delegates. The her at
Thus has the different ways of creeping into power in a ent job price. collar, slowly but surely, worked its way democracy, were repugnant to any, self- insidiously into popular favour during respecting men, and accordingly as Gov- the season when people are too busy en oraments became more democratic they joying themselves in the fleeting sunshine got the better class of men withdrawing to hood or check the advances of an un-
more and more from conflicts. The wanted whim of Fashion.
opinion of Professor Lecky was that the country was best governed from 1839 to With Machiavellian foresight, the 1837. Since then things had been going designers responsible for this change downhill; but he thought history would have brought it in gradually, so that the put its finger on a particular year and a advance-guard, as it were, is entirely particular measure in which it would say free from bones, buckram or other stiff that democratic constitutiona! Govern aupports. The high collar of to-day is ment in this country committed suicide. a soft, clinging, affair, making up in The year was 1906, and the measure was elegance and chic "that which it lacks the Trades Disputes Act, which exempted in comfort and youthfulness. It is not trade unions from the law of conspiracy, joined to the collar of the dress by a neck and thereby handed over the country band; in fact, it is in no way a separate bound hand and foot to sectional and Even since then part of the dress but an elongation of anti-social conspiracy. the whole; it slopes up from the shoulders the Government had been increasingly in curving lines, encircling the throat impotent in the face of raids made by and finishing with a fastening of na various sections of the community. At over-abundance of buttons. Sometimes one time Ministers were hiding to escape the top edge overlaps and sometimes the the horsewhips of crazy women. In 1914 high-neck effect is formed with a kind a revolutionary strike was in prepara of plastron thut reaches up the front like tion: The country had been hold up to abunting rest and buttons on to the ransom again and again by the trade HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN & SCANDINAVIAN two gaping ends of the neck band." End unions, and the Government could do less vagaries of this sort aro introduced nothing. The impotence and futility of but, so far. no hint of stiffening has been democrate Government were now recog nilawed to introduce itself and so, pernised not so much by the Conservatives hapa, qar the serene progress in popular or the Liberals as by everyone of the new favour of this new revival. To allow extreme and revolutionary parties. Was for the creasing, which is a natural re-lit likely that the present state of things sult of not being boned or stiffened, the would pass into a more democrat e slate i coliar is made more than usually high, He did not think it was. History seemed in soft fabrics like crepe de Chine, the to show that the natural course was nat width being four or four and a half from sectional anarchy to democracy, nor inches.
from Socialism, to democracy, but rather he should say the astaral course, was through, soctional anarchy to bankruptcy, and from bankruptcy to some form of strong, generally military, government.
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A couple of women caused somewhat of a stir by appearing on the Maisons, Lafitte racecourse recently wearing the now trouser skirt. As these exponenta were of the petite and dainty type, they managed to carry off this style with suc cess and grace, in spite of the comments and stares levelled at them by the crowds who watched them with much interest as they promenaded the lawns. But such
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styles are never taken seriously or con- tury, and before, which Americans van/JAR STRAMSHIF
sidered as indications of things abend by one who understantis his. Parisian public; they are morely noted and classed with the eccentricities such as black and white patched hair, stocking-less legs, and flesh showing in patches through garments, and the other. weird...whims which make their appearance sometimes at the races but usually in haunts, like
He was aware that although democracy had been a rather pitiful failure, we might go further and fare worse. (Laughter.) What he did nak the house to decide by its vote was that that im posing fetish which was erected by Rous Beau, worshipped by the nineteenth cen offered incense, was so far from holding. the promise of the Enture that t lay shattered at the base of its pedestal, and he asked the house to lay a moderately. respectful wreath upon its tomb. (Laugh ter and cheers.) /
the Bal Tabarin and its kind up Mont-LABOUR AND THE INDEMNITY martre, way.
VOGUE OF BROADCLOTH.
la their search for novelties for their feminine clients the big dreamakers bavo discovered broadcloth, and are now using it extensively when fashioning their new models. This was tried first of all for a woman who demanded something ori ginal for mourning wear; the result was such a success that designers immediately adopted broadcloth is new fabric for models other than mourning ones, and are now using it in all shades, the most striking of which is a light russet green, The only point which will prevent broad: cloth from becoming too popular will bo its price, this being anything but rea sonable.
FROM A SHRINE OF FASHION, Y
AN IMPOSSIBLE TRIBUTE.”
At & jomt meeting of the Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress and the executive committee of the Labour party held in London, on Febr uary 17th, & manifesto was adopted de precating the indemnity demanded from Germany as a tribute impossible of fulfil ment. The indemnity terms, the masi- fasto declares, will lead to further unem ployment in Great Britain, and it con tintes: "We do not believe, however, that this indemnity at the figures fixed in Paris can be paid. There is at present no surplus of German exports over im
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an evident prospect of a surplus under A feature of a mannequin parade held, present conditions. It is unthinkable recently, at one of the big Rue de la Paix that Europe can exist as an armed camp ateliers was the extreme low cut of the for forty-two years while the effort, is evening bodices. Sleeyes were entirely made to extort this impossible tribute. conspicuous by their absence, not so-We hold as strongly, however, that given much as a wisp of tulle being added to some breathing space and a drastic re freight steamers the upper part of the bodice, which ema vision of the economic causes of the
Treaty Gecmay could make good the actal devastation
The straight forward reading of the terms on which Germany surrendered would lead to more modest total for the bill But the first step is to restore the ruined industry
to have become a more or less high belt swathed 'round the body above the want line; this, apparently, is kept up by a couple of slender trails of flowers, velvet or diaments slung across the shoulders. All the rich materials, such as, panne, lamé and brocade, are being used exten-of the Continent, and to set going not sively, but generally they are combined one-sided payments, but an active ex- with each other or some other less decora change of goods. That involves, how- tive fabric Gold and silver net and lace ever, the drastic revision of the conomic is combined with much effect with velvet, sections of all the peace treaties and the aatriking creation of this type I saw conclusion of a sincere
peace with recently being a combination of rose du Russia. Holding as we do that our pre- Barry paine velvet and gold; all-over
lace the bodice was a swathing of velvet sent crisis of unemployment is the direct that finished in two graceful loops that outcome of a suicidal foreign policy, we bung down at each side over a full call not merely for a reconsideration of draped skirt of exquisite gold lace; there the indemnity demands, but for a re were no sleeves and only a thin gold cord Fersal of the whole line of the Allies' was suspended over cach-shoulder
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Brocades in the loveliest shades and mixtures are binding much favour in the. eyes of the designer and many striking. gowns are to be seen in which this eventheso entirely ingenue frocks are material figures. Black panne velvet devoid of sleeves. The skirt in this type relies very often for decoration on panels of frock is a short as it has been for or streamers of wide brocade ribbon in many seasons now, but the skirt in which which there is always an introduction of velvet or brocade figures) and which is gold or silver
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skirta that are much nearer the ankte For the debutante, net continues to than they have beat for quite a while. he, the material par excellence The and even afternoon and dancing frocks Frocks made of this are usually rather are not curtailing their length as they wide and show a trimming of rosebuds used to In fact, the only skirt that is voiled under a top flounce of net. But retaining its extreme shortness_is_the_|__---- (Continued of foot of Azal column.) ten or sorore.y. Sports skirts may ap
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